several months since august trapped really in this notorious mexican jail that was filled with drug lords, drug running cartels. his life was threatened. and, you know, he had tried -- his family had tried every single avenue to get him out. it wasn't until they got the attention of congress and frankly fox news that finally he was released. we're happy to report yesterday. >> he was released and some back story on, this of course, was that he was carrying an heirloom gun it was an older shotgun that he had checked at security. >> like an antique. >> yeah. it was antique heirloom gun. it was not loaded. and he was taking it through he had written on the u.s. side that he had documentation of this weapon. but in mexico no civilian is allowed to own weapons unless you register and buy them through the department of state i believe in mexico. so he has this gun. he gets arrested and that's how he wound up behind bars for five months. >> so how he wound up home for the holidays is a great story. one that they finally gave up going through the proper channels trying to deal with the mexican au